HBO, ‘Perry’ Lead Cable’s Image Award Nominations

Home Box Office and TBS’s comedy series Tyer Perry’s House of Payne garnered the lion’s share of cable’s NAACP Image Award nominations, announced Wednesday

HBO drew nine nominations – including an outstanding drama series nod for its now-retired series The Wire— while TBS’s House OfPayne garnered six nominations, including outstanding comedy series, according to the civil rights organization. The NAACP Image Awards honor African-American excellence in television, music and movies.

Tyler Perry and Halle Berry will host the 40th annual ceremony, which airs live on Fox Feb. 12.